Seventeen years have passed since Hal Finney received that groundbreaking first Bitcoin transaction. On January 12, 2009, Bitcoin's creator Satoshi Nakamoto made history by sending the inaugural peer-to-peer transfer — a modest 10 BTC — directly to Finney. It's a sobering moment to reflect on just how far we've come. From that single transaction in the early days to the sprawling ecosystem we see today, every major movement in the market tells part of this longer story. That first block exchange wasn't just code executing; it was the proof of concept that sparked everything that followed.